Second Spanish Republic was short-lived and today it is mostly known for the brutal war that led to its demise and replacement with Franco’s dictatorship. Small glimpse of it during peacetime is provided by *La Bandera*, 1935 drama directed by Julien Duvivier, one of the biggest hits of 1930s French cinema. The film is based on the eponymous novel by Pierre Mac Orlan. The plot begins one night in Paris where the dru…






